Science laboratory classroom environments in Korean high schools |
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| Authors: | Barry J Fraser Sunny S U Lee |
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| Institution: | (1) Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia |
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| Abstract: | In order to investigate the learning environment of senior high school science laboratory classrooms in Korea, the Science
Laboratory Environment Inventory (SLEI) was translated into Korean and administered to 439 students (99 science-independent
stream students, 195 science-oriented stream students and 145 humanities stream students). Data analyses attested to the sound
factorial validity and internal consistency reliability of the SLEI, as well as its ability to differentiate between the perceptions
of students in different classrooms. Students in the science-independent stream generally perceived their science laboratory
classroom environment more favourably than did students in either the humanities or science-oriented stream. Associations
were found between various measures of students’ attitudes to science and their perceptions on SLEI scales; in particular,
as in past research in other countries, integration between theory and practical classes was a statistically significant predictor
of all attitude criteria when the other SLEI scales were mutually controlled. |
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